Found below are a few military news items that caught my attention this past week. I am hopeful that the titles and short commentary will encourage SFTT readers to click on the embedded links to read more on subjects that may be of interest to them.
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While many families will be celebrating Easter today, I am quite sure that their thoughts will turn to a family member or friend who were among the 52,000 that died of a drug overdose last year.
By comparison, there were only 33,000 traffic fatalities over the same period. These statistics suggest that substance abuse plays a far greater threat to our society than careless driving.
In an excellent 5-part series by FOX News entitled “Drugged, Inside the Opioid Crisis,” the network ...
Continue Reading →Found below are a few military news items that caught my attention this past week. I am hopeful that the titles and short commentary will encourage SFTT readers to click on the embedded links to read more on subjects that may be of interest to them.
If you have subjects of topical interest, please do not hesitate to reach out. Contact SFTT.
Military Revamping Retirement System to Attract Millennials
In a bid to lure millennials, the U.S. military ...
Department of Veterans Affairs (“the VA”) Secretary, Dr. David Shulkin means well, but it is not surprising that his leadership is being undermined by the same chronic conditions that have plagued other VA Secretaries.
THE VA IS SIMPLY TOO LARGE TO SUCCEED IN ITS MISSION
This week brings yet three more examples of the chronic problems facing the VA:
Continue Reading →Found below are a few military news items that caught my attention this past week. I am hopeful that the titles and short commentary will encourage SFTT readers to click on the embedded links to read more on subjects that may be of interest to them.
If you have subjects of topical interest, please do not hesitate to reach out. Contact SFTT.
US Military Options in Syria
Trump said that Tuesday’s attack “crossed a lot of lines” for ...
Several years ago, I had the honor to meet Judge John Schwartz, one of the early pioneers in promoting the benefits of Veteran Treatment Courts.
Drug Courts began to emerge in the nineties to deal more effectively with a growing drug problem in the United States. As I wrote earlier,
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Found below are a few military news items that caught my attention this past week. I am hopeful that the titles and short commentary will encourage SFTT readers to click on the embedded links to read more on subjects that may be of interest to them.
If you have subjects of topical interest, please do not hesitate to reach out. Contact SFTT.
With much fanfare, Dr. David Shulkin, the new Secretary for the Department of Veterans Affairs (“the VA”), has moved quickly to address some of the recurring problems at the VA.
As the first VA Secretary without a military background, Dr. Shulkin appears committed to resolve several pressing concerns:
– Speedier processing of Veteran benefit claims and,
– Eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy and artificial constraints on “out-of-network” support for ...
Continue Reading →Found below are a few military news items that caught my attention this past week. I am hopeful that the titles and short commentary will encourage SFTT readers to click on the embedded links to read more on subjects that may be of interest to them.
If you have subjects of topical interest, please do not hesitate to reach out. Contact SFTT.
Does President Trump’s Military Budget Help “Grunts?”
Trump, who positions himself as the champion of the ...
Politicians from both sides of the political spectrum tend to use budget data in much the same way a magician conjures a rabbit out of a top hat. Sadly, the Department of Veterans Affairs (the VA”) budget – in the hands of a politician – often becomes an instrument of posturing for voters rather than a management tool to efficiently allocate limited funds and resources to our Veteran population.
In analyzing the 2017 VA Budget, it is useful to analyze a few broad parameters to ...
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